Tourist films terrifying moment avalanche slams into packed passenger train
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The terrifying moment an avalanche crashed down a mountainside and crashed into a train traveling in the Swiss Alps was captured on video by a tourist.
The dramatic incident occurred on February 17 near the popular ski resort town of Zermatt in southern Switzerland’s canton of Valais.
According to Storyful, Kirsten Osborne, an Australian woman living in England, was on the train with other passengers when the avalanche suddenly hit.
He filmed the shocking moment a massive wall of snow descended from the mountain towards the train.
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An avalanche hit a train near the Zermatt ski resort in the Swiss canton of Valais. (Kirsten Osborne/Story)
In the video, a child can be heard saying “uh-oh!” he is heard saying. Several times as the growing wave of powdery snow approached rapidly.
Within seconds, the train is covered in a thick white cloud, an avalanche hits the train and covers the window with snow, causing the train to shake.
Osborne described how passengers were trapped for nearly two hours following the collision.
“We were stranded for two hours before the rescue and were transported to safety by bus,” he said.
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Kirsten Osborne, an Australian woman living in England, was on the train when the avalanche hit. (Kirsten Osborne/Story)
Despite the horrific images, there were no injuries.
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, the rail company that operates the route, confirmed that all passengers were evacuated safely in coordination with emergency services.
“Another avalanche occurred between Täsch and Randa at around 11:00 on Tuesday morning,” the company said. expression.
“A regional MGBahn train was buried under a powder-snow avalanche. No one was injured. Passengers were evacuated in cooperation with emergency services.
“As a precaution and in consultation with external local natural disaster experts, MGBahn has decided to suspend operations on the St. Niklaus-Täsch route until further notice,” the company said.
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The incident occurred amid dangerous conditions in the Swiss Alps. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone, via AP, File)
MGBahn also confirmed that it is “in close contact with experts and specialists to assess the situation along the entire route network between Disentis (GR) and Zermatt (VS).”
The incident occurred amid dangerous winter conditions in the Swiss Alps, where heavy snowfall has affected the tourist season.
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The train avalanche came just a day after another rail incident in which a train derailed near the town of Goppenstein, injuring five people.
Local reports indicated that an avalanche was the possible cause of the derailment, although investigations are ongoing.
Large areas of the Western Alps have been affected by avalanche risks this season. To The Times.
